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All down there it's worn down to the fiberglass, and there's little holes all over the place. So when I did that final layer on the nose, where I laid the glass, I took the leftover thin resin and just painted it all on the bottom there. You can see where it's wet:

Nardog loves it:

J-Gordon, you'll notice the giant pack of popsicle sticks in the back! Got them from the dollar store, didn't want to use another one of our "nice" butterknives (actually that knife was shitty and we have tons of them)

I don't know, I was wondering that too. The foam is a really dark brown-gray. It's a Vic Polyvac I bought in 2002. The board I just fixed was like a 2-year old vic polyvac and the foam was white as snow. So I guess they use a different foam now?

Weird. I thought they were the same board and didn't know if the damage was so old that maybe the foam was waterlogged or something and you were just fixing it as practice or if it was a board you actually ride.

Weird. I thought they were the same board and didn't know if the damage was so old that maybe the foam was waterlogged or something and you were just fixing it as practice or if it was a board you actually ride.

No no no all the pics are from the same board. My only ever performance skimboard (next best was a zap wedge). The one that had the white foam was the friend's board that I fixed before this one.

oh shit, I forgot all about that rule. Hopefully this doesn't violate it. Pretty much the reason I made this into a thread was that I was doing it anyway, and I kept seeing J-Gordon's "Repairing a wood board" thread, so I figured what the hell, I'll get some pics.

i've gotten epoxy repair down to science, but i've never had bad enough damage to use fiberglass. but i'd say thickener is a must, otherwise the epoxy really hard to work with when repairing large holes

Question for the more skilled & experienced: Is there any reason for me to sand down that painted on layer of resin in the last 3 pics, or should I just leave it as is? It really doesn't stick up from the board, it's pretty much flush, and it's smooth and level. Obviously that's an area that gets a lot of damage in my riding, so would it be better to leave as much protection there as possible?

same. my sister knocked my bike into my surfboard and there was a huge hole like half on inch deep the size of handlebar in it and i fixed it with some shitty 5 min stuff. hopefully i wont have to do this soon.

"Haha.. you fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is: Never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is this: Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line!"

Question for the more skilled & experienced: Is there any reason for me to sand down that painted on layer of resin in the last 3 pics, or should I just leave it as is? It really doesn't stick up from the board, it's pretty much flush, and it's smooth and level. Obviously that's an area that gets a lot of damage in my riding, so would it be better to leave as much protection there as possible?

Thanks

I just went back and looked at the last 3 pixs, and yes I would block sand the bottom smooth. It does look like it may slow the board down a little and may even make the board stick. The reason I would sand it is because I like riding in very thin water.

Where does the line get drawn between board repair and board construction?

Is board Re-Construction allowed?

I have made hundreds of foam skims before I stopped and now only make wood. But there is no way you could use this thread to make a foam skim. There is a hell of a lot more to know if you wanted to make a skim, this is only how to repair your foam skim, and I'm sure Aaron would want you to be able to fix your own board.

J-Gordon, you'll notice the giant pack of popsicle sticks in the back! Got them from the dollar store, didn't want to use another one of our "nice" butterknives (actually that knife was shitty and we have tons of them)

if you like working with the knife (looks nice and sturdy) you can put some acetone in a cup and soak it in there so you can reuse the knife over and over.

Last edited by benmasters; 02-24-2009 at 01:46 PM.

nfarino117: Do you just use a paint pen on top of the front of your board? Or do you have to take it apart?
Let Fire Fall:haha today at moes i was rolling up this guys burrito

i just epoxied my board and used your inturctions so far so good, ill have to see how it drys and make sure i didnt use too much or too little epoxy, thanks for the thread it was very helpful. =]

If it's too cold and the epoxy is not drying fast enough, you can take a hair dryer to it. Just make sure you don't get it to hot, because it will start generating its own heat. And it may start smoking, warning the smoke that the epoxy makes will make you sick or could even kill you.....

i have a ding on my board right on the rail and its one of those dings that you think its not too bad but you know if it spreads, the whole bottom of your board will peel off. i was thinking i should dremel it out and than just fiberglass it. any suggestions? should i take a pic of it

i have a ding on my board right on the rail and its one of those dings that you think its not too bad but you know if it spreads, the whole bottom of your board will peel off. i was thinking i should dremel it out and than just fiberglass it. any suggestions? should i take a pic of it

pic it up... it probably wouldn't hurt to dig it out a little if there's any sand or damaged foam... epoxy's going to be stronger than the foam anyway. If it's not too bad it probably doesn't require fiberglass, but you could cut up little pieces of fiberglass and add it to the epoxy like I did for strength.